Tentative deal inked

Press Release

The Rainy River District School Board on Monday reached a tentative agreement at the local level with Rainy River District Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)–Educational Support Personnel (ESP).
The new agreement will be in effect from Sept. 1, 2014-Aug. 31, 2017, aligning with the provincial settlements at the central bargaining table.
The Council of Trustee Associations and the Crown reached an agreement with ETFO education workers back on Nov. 27.
The collective bargaining framework for the education sector features a two-tier bargaining process, or central and local bargaining as it often is referred to.
This means issues such as salary, benefits, and paid leaves are negotiated on a province-wide basis at a central table.
All other issues then are negotiated locally.